2021 IndyCar Series

2021 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
Season
Races16
Start dateApril 18
End dateSeptember 26
Awards
Drivers' championSpain Álex Palou
Manufacturers' CupJapan Honda
Rookie of the YearNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Indianapolis 500 winnerBrazil Hélio Castroneves
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Álex Palou (left) won his first driver's championship, Josef Newgarden (right), finished second in points.

The 2021 NTT IndyCar Series was the 26th season of the IndyCar Series and the 110th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2021 Indianapolis 500, won by Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank Racing). It was the second year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019. Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) entered his 21st season competing for a National Championship as the defending champion, but ultimately finished the campaign in fourth place.

Second-year driver Álex Palou became the first Spanish driver to win the series championship,[1] winning a joint-most three races during the campaign for Chip Ganassi Racing. He finished 38 points clear of Team Penske's Josef Newgarden, who won two races, and finished second in points for the second year in succession.[2] Third place in the championship went to Pato O'Ward for Arrow McLaren SP, who like Newgarden, won two races during the season. A total of nine drivers won races during the season, with Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) also winning three races.[2] The Manufacturers' Cup was won by Honda for the fourth consecutive season, while Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) won Rookie of the Year honors.[2]

Background

2021 was to be the final season that the Dallara DW12 UAK18 and Dallara DW12 chassis package (which debuted in 2012 and 2018 respectively) was to be used in competition. It was also scheduled to be the final season for the 2.2-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine package that debuted in 2012; in October 2020, this was delayed for an additional season, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Confirmed entries

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with UAK18 aero kit and Firestone tires.

Team Engine No. Driver(s) Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 1 United States J. R. Hildebrand[4] 6
4 Canada Dalton Kellett[5] All
11 United States Charlie Kimball[6] 5–6, 16
14 France Sébastien Bourdais[7] All
Andretti Autosport Honda 25 United Kingdom Stefan Wilson[8]  R [a] 6
27 United States Alexander Rossi[10] All
28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[11] All
26 United States Colton Herta[12][13] 1–4
Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian 5–16
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport[14] 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe[15] All
Andretti Herta-Haupert w/ Marco & Curb-Agajanian 98 United States Marco Andretti[16][17] 6
Arrow McLaren SP[18] Chevrolet 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward[18][19] All
7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist[20][21] 1–7, 10–16
United States Oliver Askew[22] 8
Denmark Kevin Magnussen[23]  R  9
86 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya[24] 5–6
Carlin Chevrolet 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton[25] 1–2, 6–12, 14–16
United States Conor Daly[26] 3–4, 13
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson[27] All
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon[28] All
10 Spain Álex Palou[29] All
48 United States Jimmie Johnson[28]  R  1–2, 5, 7–12, 14–16
Brazil Tony Kanaan[30] 3–4, 6, 13
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing[31] Honda 51 France Romain Grosjean[32][33]  R  1–2, 5, 7–16
Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi[34] 3–4, 6
52 United States Cody Ware[35]  R  9, 11–12
United States Ryan Norman[36]  R  10
Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones[37] All
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 24 United States Sage Karam[38] 6
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 20 United States Conor Daly[39] 1–2, 5, 7–12, 14–16
United States Ed Carpenter[18] 3–4, 6, 13
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay[40] 1–8, 10–16
United States Oliver Askew[41] 9
47 United States Conor Daly[42] 6
Juncos Hollinger Racing[43] Chevrolet 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott[44]  R  14–16
Meyer Shank Racing[18][N 1] Honda 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves[45] 6, 11–12, 14–16
60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey[46] All
Paretta Autosport[47][N 2] Chevrolet 16 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro 6
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 United States Graham Rahal[48] All
30 Japan Takuma Sato[49] All
45 United States Santino Ferrucci[50][51][52][53] 6–8, 10–11
Denmark Christian Lundgaard[54]  R  12
United States Oliver Askew[55] 14–16
Team Penske Chevrolet 2 United States Josef Newgarden[56] All
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin[57]  R  All
12 Australia Will Power[56] All
22 France Simon Pagenaud[56] All
Top Gun Racing[58][59] Chevrolet 75 United States R. C. Enerson[58]  R  6, 12
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Driver changes

Team changes

  • On October 28, 2020, it was announced that DragonSpeed, who competed on a part-time basis in the previous 2 seasons, left the IndyCar Series.[70]
  • Team Penske ended their partnership with Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing (with whom McLaughlin won his three titles) to make room for another IndyCar entry and thus returned to competing with four cars for the first time since 2017.
  • Meyer Shank Racing added a second, part time entry for Hélio Castroneves after purchasing the car put up for sale by DragonSpeed.[71]
  • Chip Ganassi Racing also returned to a regular four-car team for the first time since 2017.
  • Dale Coyne Racing announced a partnership with Rick Ware Racing (who field full- and part-time entries in numerous other series including the NASCAR Cup and Asian Le Mans Series) for the full season, changing the number of the team's second entry from No. 19 to No. 51.
  • On February 18, 2021, Andretti Autosport mentioned that James Hinchcliffe's No. 29 entry would compete under the banner of "Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport", with one of the partners from the former Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport entry, George Steinbrenner IV, returning as a partner.[72]
  • New entrant Top Gun Racing attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 with R. C. Enerson after shelving their plans to run the 2020 Indianapolis 500.[73] The team later ran at the Big Machine Spiked Cooler Grand Prix.[59]
  • On August 3, 2021, the newly renamed Juncos Hollinger Racing announced that it would return to top-level IndyCar competition for the first time since the 2019 Indianapolis 500, contesting the final three races of 2021 in preparation for a full-time campaign beginning in 2022. The announcement also mentioned that former Williams F1 shareholder Brad Hollinger had become a co-owner of the team.[43]

Schedule

On October 1, 2020, a seventeen-race calendar was announced.[74] Iowa Speedway did not return from the 2020 IndyCar Series calendar, while all tracks that were unable to host races in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic returned to the calendar with the exception of Circuit of the Americas and Richmond Raceway.[75][76] A second road course race at Indianapolis was held once again, as part of a doubleheader on Brickyard weekend in August.[77][78]

On December 17, 2020, it was announced that in order to provide "the best opportunity to provide our guests with a fun and exciting experience in a safe and unrestricted environment", the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach would be rescheduled from April 18 to September 26, becoming the season finale. Combined with the Portland and Laguna Seca events, this formed a three-race west coast swing to conclude the season, while for the second consecutive year the season would conclude with a street course race.[79]

On January 6, 2021, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was rescheduled to April 25 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the season opener being moved to Barber Motorsports Park.[80]

On January 22, 2021, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was rescheduled to April 18 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was now on NBC network television.[81]

On May 14, 2021, the Honda Indy Toronto was cancelled for a second successive season, due to the restrictions imposed in Ontario because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[82]

Rd. Race name Track Location Date
1 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 18
2 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  S  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida April 25
3 Genesys 300  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas May 1
4 XPEL 375 May 2
5 GMR Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana May 15
6 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 30
7 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix  S  Belle Isle Street Circuit Detroit, Michigan June 12
8 June 13
9 REV Group Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 20
10 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 4
- Honda Indy Toronto  S  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 11
11 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix[83][84]  S  Nashville Street Circuit Nashville, Tennessee August 8
12 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix[85]  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana August 14
13 Bommarito Automotive Group 500  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois August 21
14 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon September 12
15 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California September 19
16 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach  S  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California September 26

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road course
 S  Street circuit

Results

Rd. Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race Winner Report
Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Birmingham Mexico Pato O'Ward Mexico Pato O'Ward Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
2 St. Petersburg United States Colton Herta Spain Álex Palou United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda Report
3 Texas 1 Spain Álex Palou[b] Sweden Marcus Ericsson New Zealand Scott Dixon New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
4 Texas 2 New Zealand Scott Dixon[b] Spain Álex Palou New Zealand Scott Dixon Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet Report
5 IMS GMR GP France Romain Grosjean Netherlands Rinus VeeKay France Romain Grosjean Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet Report
6 Indianapolis 500 New Zealand Scott Dixon United States Santino Ferrucci United States Conor Daly Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda Report
7 Detroit 1 Mexico Pato O'Ward United States Josef Newgarden Australia Will Power Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
8 Detroit 2 United States Josef Newgarden United States Colton Herta United States Josef Newgarden Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
9 Road America United States Josef Newgarden Spain Álex Palou United States Josef Newgarden Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
10 Mid-Ohio United States Josef Newgarden United Kingdom Jack Harvey United States Josef Newgarden United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
11 Nashville United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
12 IMS Big Machine GP Mexico Pato O'Ward Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
13 Gateway Australia Will Power Japan Takuma Sato United States Josef Newgarden United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
14 Portland Spain Álex Palou France Romain Grosjean United States Graham Rahal Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
15 Laguna Seca United States Colton Herta United States Josef Newgarden United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda Report
16 Long Beach United States Josef Newgarden Mexico Pato O'Ward United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda Report

Points standings

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
  • Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.; then by finishing position in the previous race; then by random draw.[86]

Driver standings

  • At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier earned 1 point (unless qualifying is not held).[87] The top nine Indy 500 qualifiers received points, descending from 9 points for the pole position.[87] At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earned 1 point.[87]
  • Drivers who lead at least one race lap were awarded 1 point.[86] The driver who leads the most laps during a race scored an additional 2 points.[86]
  • Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engine reached their required distance run resulted in the loss of 10 points.[88]
Pos Driver ALA STP TXS IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IGP2 GAT POR LAG LBH Pts
1 Spain Álex Palou 1L* 17L 4cL 7L 3L 26L 15 3 1L 3 7 27 20 1L 2 4 549
2 United States Josef Newgarden 23 2 6 2L 4 12 10 2L* 21L* 1L* 10 8L 1L* 5 7 2L 511
3 Mexico Pato O'Ward 4L 19 3 1L 15 4L 3L 1L 9 8 13 5L 2L 14L 5 27 487
4 New Zealand Scott Dixon 3 5 1L* 4cL* 9L 171L 8L 7 4L 4 2 17 19 3L 13 3L 481
5 United States Colton Herta 22 1L* 22 5 13 162L 14 4 2 13L 19L* 3L 18L 8 1L* 1L* 455
6 Sweden Marcus Ericsson 8 7 19 12 10 119 1L 9 6 2L 1L 9 9 7L 6 28 435
7 United States Graham Rahal 7 15 5 3L 5 32L 5L 5 11 6 5 7 23 10L* 4 16L 389
8 France Simon Pagenaud 12 3L 10 6 6 3L 12 8 18 14 21 16L 8L 21 8 5 383
9 Australia Will Power 2L 8 14 13L 11 30 20L* 6 3 25 14 1L* 3L 13 26 10 357
10 United States Alexander Rossi 9 21 8 20 7 29 7L 13 7 5 17 4 17 2 25 6 332
11 Japan Takuma Sato 13 6 9 14L 16 14L 4 12 8L 10 25 10 6 12 27 9 324
12 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay 6L 9 20 9L 1L 83L 2 18 16 24 24 21 17 18 25 308
13 United Kingdom Jack Harvey 11 4 7 17 23 18 16 19 17 19 15 6 10 4L 15 7L 308
14 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  RY  14 11 2 8 8 20 19 20 14 12 22 23 4 9L 12 11 305
15 France Romain Grosjean  R  10 13 2L* 23L 24 5 7 16L 2 14 22 3L 24 272
16 France Sébastien Bourdais 5L 10 24 19 19 26 11 16 16 11 27 15 5L 18 14 8 258
17 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 24 14 16 10 12L 227 21 11 13 24 4 18 7 15 11 23 256
18 United States Conor Daly 16 16 21 24 25 13L* 13 15 20 15 12 11 11 16 16 21 235
19 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones 15 20 12 22 14 28 9L 17 23 26 6 14 24 11L 10 12 233
20 Canada James Hinchcliffe 17 18 23 18 18 21 17 14 15 17 3 22 15 27 20 14 220
21 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist 21 12 13 16 17 27L 25 23 8 13 16 6 19 13 205
22 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 18L 9 21 23 24 20L 158
23 Canada Dalton Kellett 18 23 18 23 20 23 18 23 25 21 23 26 12 26 23 19 148
24 United States Santino Ferrucci 6L 6 10 9 11 146
25 United Kingdom Max Chilton 20 24 24 22 22 10L 18 18 20 19 21 15 134
26 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  19 22 24 24 21 22 22 26 19 20 17 17 108
27 United States Ed Carpenter 17 11L 54 22 107
28 Brazil Tony Kanaan 11 15 105 13 96
29 United States Oliver Askew 25 12L 24 9 22L 61
30 United States Sage Karam 7L 53
31 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 21 9 53
32 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi 15 21 25 34
33 United States J. R. Hildebrand 15 30
34 United States Cody Ware  R  19 20 25 26
35 United States Marco Andretti 19 22
36 United States Charlie Kimball 22 DNQ 18 20
37 Denmark Christian Lundgaard  R  12L 19
38 United Kingdom Callum Ilott  R  25 22 26 18
39 United States Ryan Norman  R  20 10
40 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro 31 10
41 United Kingdom Stefan Wilson  R  33 10
42 Denmark Kevin Magnussen  R  24L 7
43 United States R. C. Enerson  R  DNQ 28 5
Pos Driver ALA STP TXS IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IGP2 GAT POR LAG LBH Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd-place finish
Bronze 3rd-place finish
Green Top 5 finish
Light Blue Top 10 finish
Dark Blue Other flagged position
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
Blank Did not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point; except Indy)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
L Led race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
1–9 Indy 500 "Fast Nine"
bonus points
c Qualifying canceled
(no bonus point)
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

Entrant standings

  • Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled.
  • Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown.
Pos Entrant ALA STP TXS IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IGP2 GAT POR LAG LBH Pts
1 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 1L* 17L 4cL 7L 3L 26L 15 3 1L 3 7 27 20 1L 2 4 549
2 #2 Team Penske 23 2 6 2L 4 12 10 2L* 21L* 1L* 10 8L 1L* 5 7 2L 511
3 #5 Arrow McLaren SP 4L 19 3 1L 15 4L 3L 1L 9 8 13 5L 2L 14L 5 27 487
4 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 5 1L* 4cL* 9L 171L 8L 7 4L 4 2 17 19 3L 13 3L 481
5 #26 Andretti Autosport 22 1L* 22 5 13 162L 14 4 2 13L 19L* 3L 18L 8 1L* 1L* 455
6 #8 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 7 19 12 10 119 1L 9 6 2L 1L 9 9 7L 6 28 435
7 #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 7 15 5 3L 5 32L 5L 5 11 6 5 7 23 10L* 4 16L 389
8 #22 Team Penske 12 3L 10 6 6 3L 12 8 18 14 21 16L 8L 21 8 5 383
9 #12 Team Penske 2L 8 14 13L 11 30 20L* 6 3 25 14 1L* 3L 13 26 10 357
10 #27 Andretti Autosport 9 21 8 20 7 29 7L 13 7 5 17 4 17 2 25 6 332
11 #21 Ed Carpenter Racing 6L 9 20 9L 1L 83L 2 18 12L 16 24 24 21 17 18 25 327
12 #30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 13 6 9 14L 16 14L 4 12 8L 10 25 10 6 12 27 9 324
13 #60 Meyer Shank Racing 11 4 7 17 23 18 16 19 17 19 15 6 10 4L 15 7L 308
14 #51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 10 13 15 21 2L* 25 23L 24 5 7 16L 2 14 22 3L 24 306
15 #3 Team Penske 14 11 2 8 8 20 19 20 14 12 22 23 4 9L 12 11 305
16 #20 Ed Carpenter Racing 16 16 17 11L 25 54 13 15 20 15 12 11 22 16 16 21 271
17 #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 5L 10 24 19 19 26 11 16 16 11 27 15 5L 18 14 8 258
18 #28 Andretti Autosport 24 14 16 10 12L 227 21 11 13 24 4 18 7 15 11 23 256
19 #18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 15 20 12 22 14 28 9L 17 23 26 6 14 24 11L 10 12 233
20 #29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 17 18 23 18 18 21 17 14 15 17 3 22 15 27 20 14 220
21 #7 Arrow McLaren SP 21 12 13 16 17 27L 25 25 24L 23 8 13 16 6 19 13 217
22 #48 Chip Ganassi Racing 19 22 11 15 24 105 24 21 22 22 26 19 13 20 17 17 204
23 #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 6L 6 10 9 11 12L 24 9 22L 202
24 #59 Carlin 20 24 21 24 Wth 24 22 22 10L 18 18 20 11 19 21 15 168
25 #06 Meyer Shank Racing 18L 9 21 23 24 20L 158
26 #4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 18 23 18 23 20 23 18 23 25 21 23 26 12 26 23 19 148
Pos Entrant ALA STP TXS IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IGP2 GAT POR LAG LBH Pts

Manufacturer standings

  • All manufacturer points (including qualifying points, race finish points, and race win bonus points) could only be earned by full-season entrants,[89] and provided they were using an engine from their initial allocation, or had mileaged out all previously used engines.[90] Ineligible cars were removed from the finishing order used for race finish points,[91] and could not score pole or win bonus points.[92]
  • The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race scored points for their respective manufacturer. The manufacturer that won each race was awarded five additional points.
  • At all races except the Indy 500, the manufacturer who qualified on pole earned one point. At the Indy 500, the fastest Saturday qualifier earned one point, while the pole position winner on Sunday earned two points.
Pos Manufacturer ALA STP TXS IGP INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IGP2 GAT POR LAG LBH Bonus Pts
1 Honda 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 78 1401
3 4 4 4 3 6 4 4 2 3 2 3 6 2 2 2
90W 88PW 87W 67 76P 159PP 87W 67 95W 75 96PW 75 58 90 96PW 95W
2 Chevrolet 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 7 1 1 4 4 3 40 1238
4 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 9 8 8 5 2 7 6 6
73P 75 75 95W 87W 115 76P 96PW 58P 80PW 50 86PW 91P 58 60 63
Manufacturer standings results breakdown
Entrant ALA STP TXS IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO NSH IGP2 GAT POR LAG LBH
Chevrolet
#2 Team Penske 23 2 6 2 42 83 9 2 20 14 8 Ineligible[93]
#3 Team Penske 14 11 2 8 82 13 18 193 14 11 18 204 3 7 8 8
#4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 18 23 18 23 202 163 17 22 24 19 19 22 114 18 17 15
#5 Arrow McLaren SP 4 19 3 1 152 33 3 1 9 8 104 5 1 11 4 18
#7 Arrow McLaren SP 21 12 13 16 172 203 24 24 23 21 7 11 154 4 14 10
#12 Team Penske 2 8 14 13 112 233 19 6 3 23 11 14 2 10 19 7
#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 5 10 24 19 192 193,4 10 15 16 10 23 13 4 13 10 6
#20 Ed Carpenter Racing 16 16 17 11 232 43 12 14 19 14 94 10 20 12 12 16
#21 Ed Carpenter Racing 6 9 20 9 12 53 2 17 12 15 204 21 19 Ineligible[94]
#22 Team Penske 12 3 10 6 62 23 11 8 18 13 174 14 7 16 6 3
#59 Carlin 20 24 21 24 Wth2 173 21 21 10 17 15 184 10 14 16 12
Honda
#8 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 7 19 12 102 7 1 9 63 2 1 8 8 54 5 19
#9 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 5 1 4 9 112 7 73 4 4 2 15 18 24 9 2
#10 Chip Ganassi Racing 1 17 42 7 3 13 14 34 1 3 Ineligible[95]
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 7 15 5 3 52 24 5 53 11 6 5 7 21 84 3 13
#18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 15 20 12 22 14 212 8 163 22 24 6 12 22 94 7 9
#26 Andretti Autosport 22 1 22 5 13 102 13 43 2 12 16 3 17 64 1 1
#27 Andretti Autosport 9 21 8 20 7 222 6 123 7 5 14 4 16 14 18 4
#28 Andretti Autosport 24 14 16 10 12 152 20 103 13 22 4 16 6 Ineligible[96]
#29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 17 18 23 18 18 142 16 133 15 16 3 19 14 194 15 11
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 13 6 9 14 16 92 4 113 8 9 21 9 5 Ineligible[96]
#48 Chip Ganassi Racing 19 22 11 15 222 6 23 203 21 20 224 17 12 15 13 14
#51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 10 13 15 21 22 18 22 233 5 7 13 2 13 174 2 17
#60 Meyer Shank Racing 11 4 7 17 21 122,3 15 184 17 18 12 6 9 3 11 5
Superscript indicates entrant engine count

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Technical partnership with Andretti Autosport.
  2. ^ Technical partnership with Team Penske.
  1. ^ Stefan Wilson was considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series, as he had contested less than eight IndyCar races in his career.[9] He was not denoted as a rookie in the 2021 Indianapolis 500, as he competed in the race in 2016 and 2018.
  2. ^ a b Qualifying for Texas was cancelled due to rain. The grid was set by entrant points entering the race, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.[86]

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